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Tuffah التفاح
Neighborhood
At-Tuffah
TuffahLocation in Gaza Strip
Coordinates: 31°30′57.19″N 34°28′9.49″E / 31.5158861°N 34.4693028°E / 31.5158861; 34.4693028
Country	Palestine
Governorate	Gaza Governorate
City	Gaza
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Tuffah (Arabic: التفاح, literally: "the Apple") is one of four quarters of the Old City of Gaza, located in the northeast, and is divided into eastern and western halves. Prior to its expansion and the demolition of the Old City's walls, Tuffah was one of the three walled quarters of Gaza, the other two being al-Daraj and Zeitoun. The local pronunciation of the district's name is at-tuffen.

Tuffah has existed since early Mamluk rule in Gaza in the 13th century. The southern part of Tuffah was called "ad-Dabbaghah". According to Ottoman tax records in the late 16th century, it was a small neighborhood containing 57 households. The ad-Dabbaghah neighborhood contained Gaza's slaughterhouse and tanners' facilities during the Ottoman era (1517-1917). The northern subdivision of Tuffah was called "Bani Amir."

The 14th-century Ibn Marwan Mosque is located in the district as is the 13th-century Aybaki Mosque. Home to the British War Cemetery, Tuffah also contains a public library and a number of Palestinian Red Crescent-run schools.

the neighborhood was subjected to heavy Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes; multiple Palestinian journalists were also killed in targeted airstrikes in the area. The quarter's residents were subject to forced displacement by the Israeli military in August 2024.

The Israeli Air Force bombed at least two schools in the neighborhood.

See also

• Gaza Al-Furqan Mosque
• Erez Crossing

References

1. Butt, 1995, p.9.
2. Sheehan, 1999, pp. 428-429.
3. Sharon, Moshe (2009). "Gaza". Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae. Vol. 4. BRILL. pp. 28–30. ISBN 978-90-04-17085-8. The old city of Gaza, where all the remnants of the ancient, medieval and early Ottoman city are found, is divided into four quarters, a few of which are subdivided. Three of these quarters (at-Tuffäh, ad-Daraj, and az-Zaytun) were within the walls of the ancient city. The southeastern quarter, as-Saja'iyyah, developed later than the others, mainly outside these walls… The four quarters of the city are as follows: in the northeast (generally, north): Hãrat (or Hayy) at-Tuffäh (the "Apple Quarter")… The Southern part of this quarter is called ad-Dabbäghah (not as-Sabbäghah) the tanners' neighbourhood situated in the area of the slaughter house during the Ottoman period…
4. ^ Sharon, 2009, p. 29
5. Shahin, p. 438.
6. Education in Gaza Department of Political Science, McGill University.
7. "Israeli strikes on Gaza schools kill 15 amid renewed evacuation orders". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
8. "Three Palestinian Journalists Killed in 24 Hours - Massacre in Al-Tuffah". Palestine Chronicle. 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
9. "Thousands of Palestinians flee fighting in Gaza City, mediators push for truce deal". France 24. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
10. "At least 15 killed in Israeli airstrikes on 2 schools sheltering displaced Gazans". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-12-04.

Bibliography

• Butt, Gerald (1995). Life at the Crossroads: A History of Gaza. Rimal Publications. ISBN 1-900269-03-1.
• Sharon, M. (2009). Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, G. Vol. 4. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-17085-8.
• Shahin, Mariam (2005). Palestine: A Guide. Interlink Books. ISBN 1-56656-557-X.
• Sheehan, Sean (2000). Israel Handbook: With the Palestinian Authority Areas. Footprint Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-900949-48-4.

External links

• SWP map 19, IAA
• SWP map 19, Wikimedia commons

• Neighborhoods of Gaza City
• Tuffah